NRA goes rogue

The National Rifle Association recently displayed a brief flash of sanity when some ultra-aggressive gun owners in Texas got too extreme even for the NRA.

It issued a statement calling some Texans “weird” and “scary” for swaggering through venues such as family restaurants and home improvement stores toting assault rifles.

Earlier this month, the group Open Carry Texas caused a stir by parading with assault rifles through businesses such as Chipotle. The restaurant chain responded by asking gun owners to leave firearms behind out of respect for other customers.

For once, the NRA agreed, cautioning the gun-toters that “using guns merely to draw attention to yourself in public not only defies common sense, it shows a lack of consideration and manners.”

But the group quick rescinded the comments, blaming a “rogue” employee.

The NRA and boorish gun owners are the real rogues.

Citizens sick of America’s increasingly extreme gun culture need to demand their right to a safe and sane environment.